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noun
An orthomorphic map projection, in which meridians appear at right-angles to the equator, and lines of latitude are horizontal lines whose distance from each other increases with distance from the equator.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Mercator
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a map projection of the earth onto a cylinder; areas appear greater the farther they are from the equator
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Mercator's projection
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: map projection
History
From Gerardus Mercator, Latinized name of Gerard de Cremer (1512–1594), Flemish cartographer and mathematician, from Latin mercātor (“merchant”).
